Climate change has serious implications on Jordan’s efforts to eradicate poverty and realize sustainable development for current and future generations, making climate change an issue of intergenerational equity. Hence, Jordan’s National Climate Change Policy and Sector Strategic Guidance Framework emphasises the need for adaptation measures, while maintaining a strong commitment on reducing its GHG emissions.
Current climate conditions and projected future scenarios pose a serious threat to vulnerable sectors of the Jordanian population in terms of access to cooling. Inefficient access to cooling is likely to cause a dramatic increase in energy consumption and associated GHG emissions.
This Program, funded by Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP) and implemented in partnership with Istituto per la Cooperazione Universitaria Onlus (ICU), aims to provide technical assistance to the Jordanian Government in upgrading its NDC to include efficient and climate-friendly cooling and in defining a strategic and financial action plan for the fulfillment of the established target. Pilot interventions in public schools will also be implemented and technical guidelines for intervention in public buildings will be released, to demonstrate how new enhanced NDC can be practically reached.